Wednesday Wisdom

4 February 2026Stop trying to agree with everyoneWhat Councils have taught me about making decisions under pressure. 28 January 20262026: The State of ItBullshit is up, accountability is down. Here are three trends to watch and three skills to master. 26 November 2025Stop reading the newsIt doesn't make you a good person. 19 November 2025Is all advice just projection?When people tell you what to do, they share more about them than you. 12 November 2025The more power, the less freedomPower comes at a price. Here's a few receipts. 5 November 2025The news is killing you(Or just keeping you scared but fear pays, so click this headline.) 30 October 2025When decisions SUC(k)When the stakes are high and messy, building a good process is the only way through. 22 October 2025Politicians deserve more creditReflections from Mayor School. 15 October 2025Take yourself seriouslyBecause you only have one life and being you is a full time job. 9 October 2025The ambition vacuumAmbition depends on shared stories about the future. The old stories have collapsed, leaving a vacuum of inevitability and futility, especially around AI, the climate, and democracy. 2 October 2025Don't panic, it's just workMost of it doesn't matter. Just chill, mate. 24 September 2025The busker principleWe underpay the work with the highest social value. In the new world, this toxic trait will be our undoing. 17 September 2025Council rates are a straight-up bargainDon't vote with your wallet. Pick people who play nicely with others. 20 August 2025"Isms" are not peopleDoes calling people racist protect racist systems? Maybe. 15 August 2025Four empires, one square2,500 years of Athenian empire and colonisation compete with cheap tourist trash. Travel was the winner on the day. 13 August 2025You are who you aren't anymoreStraddling the ravioli ravine with a Nashville musician to wonder about the cost of becoming yourself. 8 August 2025MycenaeIf you're going to make your brother eat his kids' flesh, expect a run of family murders and eventual ruin, no matter how strong your city walls are. 3 August 2025Philosophy 101Three wise men, three empty historic sites, one upturned rubbish bin 30 July 2025SerifosCutting off the heads of rape victims ain't pretty but this sunrise sure as hell was 29 July 2025DelphiGetting high as balls to tell the future (spoiler alert: the future is on fire)